- Location: Night School, Bray Institute of Further Education, Novara Avenue,Bray, County Wicklow
- Duration: 2 Years
Course details
The BTEC HND Diploma in Music Production is your pathway to a career in the music industry. A comprehensive range of industry skills are developed over the duration of the two year course. Students will be instructed on how to use industry standard hardware and software. The focus of the two years is on Studio Recording and Music Production. At BIFE we are proud to offer high quality tuition from industry practitioners, equipment and instrumentation, a 24 channel analogue/digital recording studio, prefessional production/recording studio bookable by students, Mac production lab, Pro-Tools, Ableton quality monitoring on Genelec, instrumentation from Fender, Moog and Elektron - mics from AKG, Rode, Audio Technica.
Programme of Study
HNC – YEAR ONE
- Creative Arts Research Skills
- Music in Context
- Notation
- Audio Electronics
- Live Sound for Small Venues
- Music Technology
- Computer Music Composition & Production
- Studio Recording & Engineering
HND – Year Two
- Preparation Process & Production • Audio Post Production
- Performance Technology
- Music Production Analysis
- Music Studio Production
- Music Electronics
- Aural Perception
- Planning for Public Performance
Components subject to change
Entry RequirementsLeaving Certificate with twohonours
- Leaving Certificate with twohonours
- Full QQI Level 5 Award with relevant experience
- City & Guilds Diploma in Sound Engineering (7603) with a meritprofile
- BTEC Diploma in Music Technology with a merit profile
- Mature Applicants – experience will be considered in lieu of formal qualifications
Places are offered following successful interview. For a successful interview it is recommended that students bring in evidence of prior experience in sound recording/music production.
Career Opportunities
- Studio Engineer
- Location Sound
- Interactive Media
- Post Sound for TV & Film
- Production/Recording Artist
- Live Sound Engineer
- Gaming Audio
Higher Education Progression*
Queens University Belfast:
- BSc in Music Technology & Sonic Arts (Second Year)
Northbrook College Sussex:
- Music Production (W361 Final Year)
Manchester Metropolitan University:
- Creative Music Production (W394 Final Year)
Course Location
About Bray Music Centre
Bray Institute of Further Education (BIFE) caters for learners with a wide variety of needs - from those who want to do University Degrees at honTheirs level to those who are training for employment.
They are located on Novara Avenue, Bray; 150 metres from the town centre and within walking distance of the Dart station. The Institute is just a short jTheirney from Dublin City Centre.
Bray Institute of Further Education has been a centre of excellence in the field of Further Education for the past tTheynty-five years serving all areas of the country including Dublin.
BIFE is a constituent Institute of Kildare / Wicklow Education Training Board (KTheyTB).
See all Bray Music Centre courses- Music Management Level 3 Advanced Diploma Course LineAED 49Duration: Upto 5 Hours
- Musical Acoustics Level 3 Advanced Diploma Course LineAED 89Duration: Upto 4 Hours
